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More Indian Women Casually Using Emergency Contraception
Widespread access to family planning medication can come with some negative side effects. Gynecologists in India are reporting a sharp rise in medical complications, such as excessive bleeding or incomplete abortions, due to women's casual use of over the counter emergency contraception and abortion pills. Doctors say that women commonly look up the dosages on the Internet and then buy the pills themselves, never consulting a doctor.
Washington Pharmacists Can't Refuse to Dispense Plan B
"Any refusal to dispense — regardless of whether it is motivated by religion, morals, conscience, ethics, discriminatory prejudices, or personal distaste for a patient — violates the rules."
This week a US appeals court ruled that a pharmacist's personal convictions does not outweigh a patient's right to timely medication.
Two Washington state pharmacists filed a lawsuit saying that their religious beliefs should exempt them from carrying emergency contraception.
Women Over 17 Can Now Buy Plan B Over-the-Counter
On Wednesday, the FDA announced that Plan B, the morning-after pill, will be available without a prescription to women 17 and older. Plan B is essentially a high dose of birth control pills that both stops ovulation and decreases the chance a fertilized egg will attach to the uterus. When used within 72 hours after unprotected sex, it can lower the risk of pregnancy by almost 90 percent.
Should 17-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Buy Plan B?
I'm grateful that Plan B is available in drugstores and pharmacies, but you have to be at least 18 years old to buy it without a prescription. In spite of that, minors are also having sex, which is why a judge in Brooklyn has ordered the FDA to reconsider its decision and allow underage girls access to this emergency contraception too. The court ruling ordered the FDA to act within 30 days, so now all women 17 and up will soon have access to this safe and effective drug!
A Do or a Don't: Keeping Plan B in Your Medicine Cabinet
If you've had an "oops" moment in the bedroom where the condom broke, your NuvaRing slipped out for too long, or you forgot to take the pill, then you may be grateful that Plan B (emergency contraception) is available.
Since it's crucial to take Plan B within 72 hours of your mishap, you'll have to rush to the drugstore to pick it up ASAP . .
Dear Poll: Have You Used Plan B?
We all know that neither hormonal birth control nor condoms are 100 percent effective at preventing pregnancy. Since accidents can happen, we should all be grateful to have access to Plan B, otherwise known as emergency contraception. While it should not be used as a sole form of birth control, it's on the market for a reason.
What Do You Know About Plan B
Whether the condom broke while you were having sex, or you noticed that your NuvaRing had accidentally slipped out without you knowing, there may come a time for emergency contraception (Plan B) so let's see what you know about it.
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Have You Ever Taken Plan B?
Emergency contraception, also called Plan B can be a total life saver if your birth control fails you. Contrary to popular belief, Plan B is not an abortion pill - it's simply 2 little pills that contain levonorgestrel, the same hormone found in regular birth control pills, but just a stronger dose. When taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, they can prevent the fertilization of your egg.
What You Should Know About Plan B
Has this scenario ever happened to you? The condom breaks while having sex? It happens all the time, but luckily there is EC (Emergency Contraception) or the "Morning After" pill as a backup -- accidents do happen!
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Little Girl Is Cool With Plan B
I like this little girl's style and flexibility. After she asks dad for the non-surgically impossible (Plan A), she settles for Plan B. You know what little girl?
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